Alsop High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,336 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.2
Academy sponsor led
Dixons Croxteth Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 436of 600 places
- Free school meals
- 57.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 51
- Ofsted
- Report card, 6 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The De La Salle Academy (URN 136409, until 1 November 2022).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Dixons Croxteth Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next, so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 31.6 against 46.1 across England and 42.1 in Liverpool, with 16% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 63% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Liverpool and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Dixons Croxteth Academy | Liverpool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 31.6 | 42.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 38% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 31% | 57% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 63% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.97 | 3.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 61% | 41% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.3 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 33.7 | 49.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 20% | 17% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 51 | 100% | 88% | 4% | 22% | 39% |
| English Language | 51 | 100% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| Combined Science | 50 | 98% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 46% |
| English Literature | 48 | 94% | 86% | 0% | 21% | 40% |
| Religious Studies | 45 | 88% | 31% | 4% | 32% | 16% |
| Spanish | 32 | 63% | 19% | 16% | 27% | 25% |
| History | 30 | 59% | 41% | 3% | 26% | 27% |
| Geography | 15 | 29% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 47% |
| Art and Design | 8 | 16% | 7% | 38% | 24% | 100% |
| Polish | 1 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 14 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 13 | — | — |
| Tourism | 12 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 9 | — | — |
Where Dixons Croxteth Academy is
Other secondary schools in Liverpool are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Liverpool’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Liverpool
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,142 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.5
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,179 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.0
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 955 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.3
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 1,175 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.2
Calderstones School
Community school · sixth form · 1,592 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.